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The table below looks at the demand for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JDBC over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank115129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads811
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.072 %1.351 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£380
Average daily rate-£393
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£331
% change on same period last year+4.68 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.28£28.38
% change on same period last year+48.99 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads746814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.008 %0.803 %
Daily rates quoted179163
Average minimum daily rate£295£295
Average daily rate£314£316
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted2865
Average minimum hourly rate£29.98£29.01
Average hourly rate£31.64£31.46
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.30£33.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
JDBC EnglandJDBC
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

JDBC
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JDBC across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands JDBC Demand Trend

JDBC
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing JDBC across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands JDBC Daily Rate Trend

JDBC
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing JDBC across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands JDBC Hourly Rate Trend

JDBC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JDBC within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BirminghamUp+175--
SolihullNew entry-2--
JDBC EnglandJDBC
England

JDBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing JDBC also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited JDBC.

110 (90.91 %)XML
29 (81.82 %)J2EE
38 (72.73 %)Oracle
38 (72.73 %)Java
47 (63.64 %)EJB
47 (63.64 %)JMS
47 (63.64 %)Hibernate
47 (63.64 %)WebSphere
56 (54.55 %)Spring
56 (54.55 %)WebSphere Application Server
56 (54.55 %)PL/SQL
56 (54.55 %)SQL
65 (45.45 %)Ant
65 (45.45 %)JUnit
65 (45.45 %)EAI
65 (45.45 %)JAXB
74 (36.36 %)OO
83 (27.27 %)XSLT
83 (27.27 %)Struts
83 (27.27 %)SCJA
83 (27.27 %)SCJP
83 (27.27 %)Unit Testing
92 (18.18 %)WBIMB
92 (18.18 %)SAP PI
92 (18.18 %)DataPower
92 (18.18 %)ION Trading
92 (18.18 %)WebSphere MQ
92 (18.18 %)SAP CRM
92 (18.18 %)SAP XI
92 (18.18 %)WebServices

JDBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing JDBC also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited JDBC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (90.91 %)XML
29 (81.82 %)J2EE
37 (63.64 %)EJB
37 (63.64 %)JMS
37 (63.64 %)Hibernate
37 (63.64 %)WebSphere
46 (54.55 %)Spring
55 (45.45 %)JAXB
63 (27.27 %)XSLT
63 (27.27 %)Struts
72 (18.18 %)WebServices
72 (18.18 %)SOAP
72 (18.18 %)UDDI
72 (18.18 %)WSDL
72 (18.18 %)XSD
72 (18.18 %)SAP XI
72 (18.18 %)WBIMB
72 (18.18 %)SAP PI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (54.55 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (18.18 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (9.091 %)WebLogic
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (18.18 %)SAP CRM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)HTTP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
11 (9.091 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (9.091 %)Oracle 9i
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (45.45 %)Ant
15 (45.45 %)JUnit
21 (9.091 %)ClearCase
21 (9.091 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
21 (9.091 %)Rational Rose
21 (9.091 %)Eclipse
21 (9.091 %)ClearQuest
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Telecoms
11 (9.091 %)Construction
11 (9.091 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (81.82 %)Developer
19 (81.82 %)J2EE Developer
23 (27.27 %)Java Developer
23 (27.27 %)Java/J2EE Developer
32 (18.18 %)Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Lead Developer
41 (9.091 %)SAP Consultant
41 (9.091 %)SAP XI Consultant
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)DataPower
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)EAI
24 (36.36 %)OO
33 (27.27 %)Unit Testing
42 (18.18 %)UML
42 (18.18 %)CRM
51 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
51 (9.091 %)RAD
51 (9.091 %)Scrum
51 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
51 (9.091 %)Use Case
51 (9.091 %)Integration Testing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (72.73 %)Java
26 (54.55 %)PL/SQL
26 (54.55 %)SQL
32 (18.18 %)ABAP
41 (9.091 %)JavaScript
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (27.27 %)SCJP
13 (27.27 %)SCJA
21 (9.091 %)Sun Certification
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (72.73 %)Oracle
22 (18.18 %)SAP
22 (18.18 %)ION Trading
31 (9.091 %)Sun
31 (9.091 %)BEA